Pickens deputies arrest four on meth charges

PICKENS - Pickens County sheriff's deputies have arrested four men on methamphetamine charges. The arrests began with a SWAT team raid of a Easley home last week.

Kenneth Cartee was charged after undercover deputies made controlled buys of the drug from Cartee over a period of two months, according to a statement from the sheriff's office.

Cartee is charged with trafficking, distribution and possession of methamphetamine and other controlled substances. He is being held at the Pickens County Detention Center in lieu of a $75,000 bond.

Another investigation soon after Cartee's arrest led deputies to brothers Jeremiah Brandon Holcombe and James Robert Holcombe of Pickens.

Jeremiah Holcombe, 35,was released after posting a bond for two counts of distributing methamphetamine as a first offense. James Holcombe, 39, remains in custody at the Pickens jail on two charges of distributing methamphetamine as a third offense. He has a $60,000 bond set for his release.

A third investigation led to the arrest David Hendricks, 36, of Pickens, who also is charged with two counts of distribution of methamphetamine as a second offense. He is currently at the Pickens jail with his bond set at $60,000.